Fracture demo due on September 18

Fracture is still coming to consoles in October, and LucasArts has revealed …

Fracture, the geomorphology-oriented action-shooter by LucasArts and Day 1 Studios, seems to have been largely overlooked during the press storm that has arisen surrounding The Force Unleashed. Now, though, it has been revealed that a demo of the game will be released for both the 360 and the PS3 on September 18.

LucasArts revealed that the demo will allow players to learn how to use "Terrain Deformation" powers (the ability to manipulate game environments' geology) in order to solve puzzles and create battlefield advantages. The game's storyline itself will feature a story in which players will fight in an advanced civil war tearing the USA apart in the future, with character enhancements being provided by cybernetics on one side and genetic engineering on the other.

Not too much has been revealed about Fracture as of yet, though an anonymous source at LucasArts revealed (along with the mass-layoffs of roughly 100 employees) that the game was, "an absolute piece of garbage." Since the source had been recently fired, and there hasn't been any evidence to either support or discredit their claim, it's probably best to take that comment with a grain of salt. Or, at least, withhold judgment until after we get to play the demo.